Self-study
Columbia Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.92
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
12%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 28
Jan 2026
8
Jan 28
Accepted: 1
Jan 27
Accepted: 3
Jan 22
Accepted: 1
Jan 21
Accepted: 3
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
169
173
175
GPA
3.85
3.92
3.98
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
9463
100%
Accepted
1120
12%
Matriculated
412
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
1.0%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
362
District Of Columbia
44
California
34
International
11
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
75%
1-25
0.8%
26-500
9%
501+
65%
Business & industry
1.0%
Government
5%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
6%
State
0.8%
Tribal
0%
International
0.2%
Education
0.2%
Unemployed
1.0%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$81,888
Estimated 3 years: $245,664
Cost of living (off-campus)
$30,117
Estimated 3 years
$90,351
Total cost
$114,937
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$344,811
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $19,000
75th percentile: $50,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
61%
50-100%
30%
100%
8%
>100%
0.9%
Demographics
Out of 1353 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 59% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
51%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
57%
Women
42%
Other
2%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
37%
Other
0.3%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
41%
Black
11%
Asian
29%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
1%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
57%
Black
11%
Asian
21%
Hisp
7%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
0%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
23%
Part-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
Columbia student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
608
-
68
211
Women
694
-
50
123
Other gender
0
-
2
1
White
552
302
93
263
Asian
393
110
-
-
Hispanic
141
37
-
-
Black
147
59
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
16
0
-
-
Other
101
24
-
-
People of Color
801
231
27
72
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